- Jack Henry
John "Jack" Henry is an
offensive line coach for theNational Football League 'sSan Diego Chargers . After handling the role for theNew Orleans Saints under head coachJim Haslett and being released, Henry ultimately signed with the Chargers to replaceCarl Mauck after also considering theSt. Louis Rams .Henry's NFL coaching career began with the
Pittsburgh Steelers (1990–91, legendary Head Coach Chuck Noll's last 2 seasons), he then moved on to coach at theUniversity of Pittsburgh (1993–1995) and theDetroit Lions (1997–1999). While in Detroit, his offensive line helpedBarry Sanders to rush for over 2,000 yards. Following Detroit, he went withJim Haslett to coach the offensive line for theNew Orleans Saints . During his time in New Orleans, the Saints won a playoff game for the first time in franchise history and had a 1,000 yard rusher for 5 consecutive years, also a franchise first. He was named Assistant Head Coach and Run Game Coordinator in his later years with the club. Prior to his NFL career, Henry was a college coach for 18 years with stops atWest Virginia University ,Wake Forest University (where he was also Offensive Coordinator), andIndiana University of Pennsylvania (his alma mater) amongst others.External links
* [http://www.chargers.com/team/coaches/jack-henry.htm San Diego Chargers' coach profile page]
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